Sentence examples of "plutôt" in French
Mon grand-père était un homme plutôt cultivé, pour l'époque et le lieu, mais il n'était simplement pas taillé pour être un homme d'affaires.
My grandfather was quite a learned man for his time and place but he just wasn't cut out to be a businessman.
Ce n’est pas de la bienveillance du boucher, du brasseur ou du boulanger que nous attendons notre dîner, mais plutôt du soin qu’ils apportent à la recherche de leur propre intérêt.
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Jouons aux cartes plutôt que d'écouter la télévision.
Let's play cards instead of watching television.
« Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie est un mot plutôt long, n'est-ce pas ? » « Oui, mais sais-tu ce que cela veut dire ? » « En fait, je ne sais pas. » « Cela signifie la peur des mots longs. » « C'est ironique. »
"Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is quite a long word, isn't it?" "Yes, but do you know what it means?" "Actually, I don't." "It means fear of long words." "How ironic."
Par chance, le traitement fut seulement inefficace plutôt que dangereux.
Luckily, the treatment was only ineffective instead of harmful.
Elle lui conseilla de marcher plutôt que de prendre le bus.
She advised him to walk instead of taking a bus.
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